Finding Topic Sentences and Supporting Details

A paragraph is a group of sentences about one main idea. A topic sentence is the sentence that gives the main idea in a paragraph. Supporting sentences are sentences that give details about the topic sentence.
Directions: Find the topic sentences in the following paragraphs. Also, read a book and select any five paragraphs and identify the topic sentences and supporting details in them.

Q 1: Anna painted a picture and sent it for an art competition. It was the painting of a beautiful scenery. She painted it using color pastels. Anna won 1st prize in the art competition for her painting.Anna won 1st prize in the art competition for her painting.She painted it using color pastels.Anna painted a picture and sent it for an art competition.It was the painting of a beautiful scenery.

Q 2: Sonya organized a picnic at a park. She invited a group of her friends. Everyone brought one dish to share. They played different games and went on boat rides.They played different games and went on boat rides.Everyone brought one dish to share.She invited a group of her friends.Sonya organized a picnic at a park.